Currently Reading

A frequent and popular thread on writing, reading, and books forums is "What are you currently reading?" Beginning writers often want to know what established authors read, hoping, I guess, to emulate their idols and by osmosis acquire writing skills. Who am I to judge? I say, "Read, read, read. Read good literature and bad stuff. How else will you know the difference?"

Here are what's piled around my house:

Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott
Writ of Execution by Perri O'Shaughnessy
Frankenstein by Mary Shelly
The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai

The last is for the book club which meets on Thursday. Upcoming reads include: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Satterfield and two books of horror short stories, gifts from an Internet writer friend in Florida. She wanted me to take them to chemotherapy as a counter to all the cheery posters and urgings to "Have a nice day!" Bonnie Boots, you have a wicked, wicked sense of humor--and I love it!

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